Legal Opinion
Edward A. Winter v. Local Union No. 639, Affiliated With the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Maloney Concrete Company (Two Cases)
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 14, 1978No. 19-1190PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKEY, Circuit Judge:
This case involves a suit by plaintiff Winter against his employer, Maloney Concrete Co., for breach of contract, and against his union, Teamsters Local 639, for breach of its duty of fair representation. The facts are simple and undisputed. In 1971, Winter filed a grievance asserting that seniority should be awarded on a company-wide, rather than on a plant-wide, basis. Winter’s assertion contradicted long-standing industry practice under the current and preceding collective bargaining contracts.1 After several meetings with management (one of which Winter attended) the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Vaca v. SipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- William Ruzicka, and Cross-Appellee v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, and Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- Brady v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by61 opinions
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- Edward ACKERMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DIAMOND SHAMROCK CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
- Gene Ramsey v. Signal Delivery Service, Inc., Elbert A. Beaver v. Signal Delivery Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Philip C. Miller v. Gateway Transportation Company, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Marion Terwilliger and Doris Terwilliger v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., a Foreign Corporation, and James Shelby, Jointly and Severally, M.J. JorgensenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
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